How many railroad crossings are in Atherton, California?
The FRA inventory of lists 2 public railroad crossings in Atherton, California.
- Public crossings
- 2
- Public crossings with identified warning devices
- 2
- Public crossings reported with gates
- 100%
- Most trains a day reported
- 108
- Reported incidents at public crossings since 2016
- 4
- Gate share compared with the state
- 38 percentage points higher
Where are these public crossings?
Browse the listThe map shows the available locations on this page. Area shading may include crossings outside this group.
Gates are reported at 100% of these crossings.
- Gates2100%
- Flashing lights without reported gates00%
- Signs without reported gates or lights00%
- Other or not reported00%
Each crossing appears once, grouped by its reported warning devices. Missing fields don't mean the warning devices are absent.
Which crossings in Atherton, California have the most trains?
- The crossing on Fair Oaks Lane reports 108 trains a day.
- The crossing on Watkins Avenue reports 108 trains a day.
They are on Fair Oaks Lane and Watkins Avenue. 2 of the 2 public crossings in Atherton, California have a quiet-zone designation.
Train quiet zones in Atherton, California
2 public crossings in Atherton, California have a quiet-zone designation.
- The crossing on Fair Oaks Lane is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Caltrain as the reporting railroad.
- The crossing on Watkins Avenue is in a 24-hour quiet zone, with Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board - Caltrain as the reporting railroad.
Incident counts cover January 2016 through 31 July 2026. They describe reported events, not a rating of crossings.
Traffic counts were collected at different times. Road count years appear with each record; train count years are not reported separately.
How many trains pass each crossing?
Public crossings are ordered by reported trains a day, from most to lowest.
Trains blocking a crossing in Atherton? How to report it.Blocked crossing rules in California
Source: Federal Railroad Administration crossing inventory and reported highway-rail incidents. Sources and dates